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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 07/12/1961PRESENT: Mayor Ben F. McDonald Commissioners: Dr. James L. Barnard J. R. de Leon Jim Young REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING July 12, 1961 2:00 P. M. City Manager Herbert W. Whitney City Attorney I. M. Singer City Secretary T. Ray Kring Mayor Ben F. McDonald called the meeting to order. The Invocation was given by Reverend George W. Alexander, Pastor of West - minister Presbyterian Church. City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance. Motion by de Leon, seconded by Young and passed that the absence of Comm3s- sioners Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts, be excused for cause. Motion by Barnard, seconded by de Leon and passed that the minutes of the regular meeting of July 5 and the special meeting of July 6, 1961, be approved as furnished to the Council. Mayor McDonald announced the opening of bids. Bids were opened and read on the construction of Section 3, Unit V, West- side Sewer System, from the following: T. H. Lee; Fowco Construction Co.; and Heldenfels Bros. The foregoing bids were tabled for 48 hours as required by the City Charter, and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. Bids were opened and read on the construction of Carmel Parkway and Lamont Street Improvements from the following; Fowco Construction Co.; H & H Concrete Construction Co.; South Texas Construction Co.; Zachry Construction Co.; and King Construction Co. The foregoing bids were tabled for 48 hours as required by the City Charter, and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. Bids were opened and read on the construction of Fire Station #11 on Air- line at Hugo, from the following; Price Construction Co.; 0. J. Beck & Sons; Davis Construction Co; and Braselton Construction Co. The foregoing bids were tabled for 48 hours as required by the City Charter, and referred to the City Manager for,tabuiation and recommendation. • Regular Council Meeting July 12, 1961 Page #2 Bids were opened and read on an estimated year's supply of approximate- ly 342 Automotive Batteries from the following: American Battery Station; Center Tire Service; Fred Collins Supply Co., Inc.; B. F. Goodrich Store; Straus -Frank Co.; and Southland Battery Warehouse. The foregoing bids were tabled for 48 hours as required by the City Charter, and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. Bids were opened and read on ten items of Blueprint Service in various quantities, from the following: Superior Blueprint & Photocopy Co.; L. L. Ridgway Co., Inc.; Nixon Blue Print Co. The foregoing bids were tabled for 48 hours as required by the City Charter, and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. Bids were opened and read on 320 Trees of 6 varieties, from the following: Currie Seed Co.; Jackson's Nursery; H. Durward Thompson; and Young -Wise Garden Center. The foregoing bids were tabled for 48 hours as required by the City Charter, and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. Mayor McDonald called for the City Manager's Reports. Motion by Barnard, seconded by de Leon and passed that the recommenda- tions and requests of the City Manager be approved and granted, as follows: a. That the engineering contract with Harrington & Cortelyou in connec- tion with the Bascule Bridge Relocation Project be extended for six months, ter- minating January 20, 1962, in order to complete final negotiations with the government in connection with project cost analysis and negotiations for final payment from the federal government; b. That acceptance and final payment of Estimate #6 in the amount of $12,365.06 to T. H. Lee for construction of Section 1, Unit V, Westside Sanitary Sewer System, be approved; c. That authority to advertise for bids to be received on July 26, 1961, on estimated Fuel Requirements for the period of August 1 through October 31, 1961, be granted; d. That authority to advertise for bids to be received on July 26, 1961, on estimated quantities of 7 items of Tabulating Machine Cards, for the period of • • Regular Council Meeting July 12, 1961 Page #3 August 1, 1961, through July 31, 1962, be granted; e. That the Tax Error and Correction List for June, 1961, be approved; f. That the following Judges and Polling Places for the July 15, 1961, Special Election be appointed and approved: Precinct #7 -- Mrs. W. F. Garrison Precinct #8 -- Mrs. F. L. Alexander Precinct #17-- Incarnate Word Cafeteria, 2930 S. Alameda, Breezeway St. Entrance Precinct #28 -- Mrs. Agnes H. Gregory Precinct -#30 -- Mrs. Eula Jo Godeke Precinct #33 -- Faith Assembly of God Church, 4425 S. Staples Precinct #35 -- Glen C. Le Bleu g. That requests for permission to fly at altitudes of below 1500 feet within the City Limits for the purpose of crop dusting or spraying be referred to a sub -committee of the City Council, composed of Commissioners Barnard and Young, for immediate consideration, and that the City Manager be given authority to grant such permission in individual cases where such sub -committee deems it is warranted. City Manager Whitney presented and read a letter dated 7/12/61 to the City Council from the Corpus Christi Arts Council, signed by Mrs. Alex Vaky, Presi- dent, (See Council Exhibit #13 in File), thanking the City Council for its expression of favorable support to the development and establishment of an arts and science center on the bayfront of the City by the recent adoption of Resolution #6179, and requesting the appointment of a committee to determine feasibility and legality of furnishing land requirements for such center, and the inclusion in the current City Budget of funds for a relative site analysis and engineering feasibility study for construction of such center on a downtown bayfront location. Mayor McDonald explained to three members of the Arts Council who were present in the audience, that the positive merits of such progress to the cultural and attractive enhancement of the City for both citizens and tourists has been dis- cussed at several workshop meetings and consideration is being given in this respect in the Staff Studies of the Capital Improvement Program, pointed out the only ways this can be accomplished, and suggested that the Arts Council make all pertinent in- formation they have available to the Council, Commissioners Barnard and Young both stated they would like to study the matter further before giving any answer to the foregoing letter. Regular Council Meeting July 12, 1961 Page #4 ORDINANCE NO. 6198 RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF SECTION 1 OF UNIT V, OF THE WESTSIIIE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM, PROJECT NO. 250-54-95.1, AS PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR, T. H. LEE, UNDER HIS CONTRACT DATED DECEMBER 13, 1960, AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 5986; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF FINAL ESTIMATE NO. 6, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, DATED JULY 3, 1961, AS PREPARED BY REAGAN & McCAUGHAN, IN THE,AMOUNT OF $12,365.06, FROM NO. 250 SANITARY SEWER BOND FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, and Commissioners Barnard, da Leonand Young. voting "Aye", and Commissioners Maldonado, Swantner and Roberts, absent. The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, and Commissioners Barnard, de Leon and Young voting "Aye", and Commissioners, Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts absent. ORDINANCE NO. 6199 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, THE AGREEMENT OF HARRINGTON AND CORTELYOU, CONSULTING ENGINEERS ON THE BASCULE BRIDGE RELOCATION PROJECT, TO EXTEND THEIR PRESENT CONTRACT, WHICH EXPIRES JULY 20, 1961, FOR AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS, TERMINATING JANUARY 20, 1962, SAID EXTENSION BEING NECESSARY FOR COMPLETION OF PROJECT COST ANALYSIS AND NEGOTIATIONS FOR FINAL PAYMENTS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AS OUTLINED IN THEIR LETTER, WHICH CONSTITUTES THIS AGREEMENT, DATED DECEMBER 2, 1960, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO, AND MADE A PART HEREOF, APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 230- 55-11; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald and Commissioners Barnard, de Leon...and Young voting "Aye",; and.Commisaioners Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts absent. The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald and Commissioners Barnard, de Leon and Young voting "Aye". and Commissioners Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts absent. ORDINANCE NO. 6200 APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 220 STREET BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND THE SUM OF $159,073.00 FOR THE ACQUISITION OF 26 PARCELS OF PROPERTY FOR RIGHT OF WAY REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS AND APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 11-220-56-24, CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY,HIGHWAY 286 RELOCATED, A COPY OF WjHICH PARCEL LIST IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACTS FOR'AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, FOR THE ACQUISITION OF SAID PARCELS, WHEN AND ONLY WHEN THE PURCHASE PRICE IS WITHIN THE "APPROVED VALUE" AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald and Commissioners Barnard, de Leon and Young, voting "Aye; and GommisSipneea Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts absent. • Regular Council Meeting July 12, 1961 Page #5 The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald and Commissioners Barnard, de Leon and Young voting "Aye", and Commis- sioners Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts absent. ORDINANCE NO. 6201 APPROPRIATING $1,914.50 FROM NO. 209 STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM BOND IMPROVE- MENT FUND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SEMI -ACTUATED TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROOSEVELT DRIVE AND AYERS STREET; PROVIDING THAT SUCH INSTALLATION SHALL BE DONE BY CITY FORCES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald and Commissioners Barnard, de Leon and Young voting "Aye", and Commissioners Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts absent. The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote; Mayor McDonald and Commissioners Barnard, de Leon and Young voting "Aye", and Com- missioners Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts absent, ORDINANCE NO. 6202 AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ADOPTED ON THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1937, APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 9, PACES 565, ET SEQ OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND PARTICULAR- LY AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 6106, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 29TH DAY OF MARCH, 1961, BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONING OF LOTS BB AND 9B, AVA COOPER SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION FILED FOR RECORD IN VOLUME 24, PAGE 18 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM "R -1B" SINGLE FAMILY DWELL- ING DISTRICT TO "B-1" NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT, AND C'!ANGING THE ZONING OF THE SEMI -TRIANGULAR TRACT OF LAND LOCATED AT HIGHWAY 9 (LEOPARD STREET) AND MUELLER STREET, KNOWN AS TRACT 1 OF "B" OLIVER TRACT, FROM 'A-2" APARTMENT HOUSE DISTRICT TO "8-1" NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT; KEEPING IN EFFECT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; -REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald and Commissioners Barnard, de Leon and Young voting "Aye", and Com- missioners Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts absent, The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: May=or McDonald and Commissioners Barnard, de Leon and Young voting "Aye", and Commissioners Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts absent. ORDINANCE NO. 6203 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, FOR AND ON BE- HALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A WARRANTY DEED AND A QUITCLAIM DEED CONVEY- ING TO CHARLES C. STARCHER A LOT 75' X 108' OUT OF THE NORTH 4 ACRES OF LCT 7 OF THE BARR-KEELER SUBDIVISION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING THE PROPERTY HERETOFORE ACQUIRED BY THE CITY THROUGH ITS WELFARE DIVISION AND NO LONGER NEEDED BY THE CITY, TO BE MADE UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE CONSIDERATION OF $2500.00, A COPY OF SAID DEEDS BEING ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Regular Council Meeting July 12, 1961 Page #6 The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald and Commissioners Barnard, de Leon and Young voting "Aye", and Commissioners Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts absent. The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald and Commissioners Barnard, de Leon and Ycung voting "Aye", and Commissioners Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts absent. ORDINANCE NO. 6204 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER A SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT REGARDING A CERTAIN MECHANIC'S AND MATERIALMAN'S LEIN ON LOT 11, BLOCK 6, WOODLAWN ESTATES„ A SUBDI- VISION IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ALL AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald and Commissioners Barnard, de Lean and Young voting "Aye", and Commissioners Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts absent. 1The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald and Commissioners Barnard, de Leon and Young voting "Aye", and Com- .taissioners Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts absent. Mayor McDonald reviewed the one-way traffic pattern established this morning for Tancahua and Carancahua Streets in connection with Agnes and Laredo Streets as being veryawkward and clumsy, stated that it should have been better thought out by the Traffic Engineering Department before being put into operation, and requested that the City Manager take immediate action to remedy the. situation, Mayor McDonald read a telegram received from Mrs. Albert D. Lasker, Chairman of Research and Education Committee for a Free World, with reference to Congressional Hearings on July 17 and 18 on the President's Legislative Pro- posal for Federal Saline Water Conversion Research and Development Program, and suggested that this Council have prepared a suitable resolution, testimony and brief expressing this City's support of such a program, particularly for the con- struction of these guide plants, and that such material be furnished to Walter Rogers or Ccngressman Young in Washington. Motion by Barnard, seconded by de Leon and passed that a suitable re- solution be prepared for adoption at this meeting of the Council, supporting Regular Council Meeting July 12, 1961 Page #7 House Resolution 7916 authorizing expansion and extension of the Federal Saline Water Conversion Research and Development Program, and that such Resolution, to- gether with testimony of the City be forwarded to Chairman Walter Rogers, Irriga- tion and Reclamation Subcommittee of House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, Washington, D• C , for the purposes of the Congressional Hearings on July 17 and 18, 1961, on this matter. The Council was polled on the foregoing Resolution No. 6205 form of said Resolution to be approved by Mayor McDonald. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald and Commissioners Barnard, de Leon and Young voting "Aye", and Commissioners Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts absent. The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald and Commissioners Barnard, de Leon and Young voting "Aye", and Commis- sioners Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts absent. City Secretary Kring read a petition received from residents of the North end of the North Beach Section of the City requesting that the Corpus Christi Transit Company extend their bus service along Timon Boulevard North from Annie Street to the end of tha_IQland, and further that a 6:00 A.M., schedule be rein- stated rather than the present 7:00 A. M. schedule. (See Petition #8 in File ) The petition was ordered received, and the City Manager was requested to contact the Transit Company for a satisfactory solution to the problem involved in the request. Mayor McDonald read a letter.received from Ted Hartley requesting the opportunity to report to the Council on the recent Good Will tours of the V.I.P. Travel Agency to various European Countries where they were so well received. Mary McDonald declared a brief recess, and announced the Council would stand at ease in the City Manager's office for the purpose of refreshment and in- formal discussion, and invited anyone of the public who may be interested to be present. The meeting was reconvened in the Council Chambers at 6:15 P.M., and the following ordinance was presented and read: Regular Council Meeting July 12, 1961 Page ¥8 ORDINANCE NO. 6206 • ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE TERRITORY ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; DEFINING THE TERRITORY PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED; PROVIDING PROCEDURE FOR IRE HOLDING OF SUCH ELECTION;PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF NOTICE OF ELECTION; ENACTING PRO- VISIONS INCIDENT TO AND RELATING TO THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald and Commissioners Barnard, de Leon and Young present and voting "Aye", and Commissioners Swar.tner, Maldonado and Roberts, absent. The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald and Commissioners Barnard, de Leon and Young present and voting "Aye", and Com- missioners Swantner, Maldonado and Roberts absent. Mayor McDonald stated for the benefit of the public "the Council is in favor of the amendments to the Charter to be voted upon at the special election of July 15", and that they were in favor of salary raises for all City employees, that Commissioner de Leon and himself would prepare a resolution prior to the election more clearly setting out their views regarding tr,e amendments. There being :,o further business to come before the Council, the sseeting was adjourned.